Where does “myrkabláur” come from?

myrkabláur (Faroese) comes from Faroese bláur, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

myrkabláur (Faroese): dark blue

Definitions

  1. dark blue

Ancestry of “myrkabláur”, step by step

myrkabláur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bláur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebláurblue
2Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Faroese myrkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemyrkurdarkness; dark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →